Opposition to Republican tax overhaul is growing among U.S. voters

U.S. Capitol Police officers make arrests as protesters shout their disapproval of the Republican tax bill outside on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 28. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Opposition to Republican plans to scrap deductions for state and local taxes is growing, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

The grumbling comes as GOP lawmakers are preparing for a Senate vote on their version of a bill that will dramatically overhaul the nations' tax code — and will completely do away with the so-called SALT deductions.

Overall, the GOP tax bill is losing support among Americans as it creeps closer to becoming a law.

The most recent poll found that 38% of voters said they support the effort — compared to 33% who oppose. Last week, 41% said they supported the bill, 29% opposed.

Scrapping the deduction for state and local taxes is the most unpopular part of the tax bill — with Republican opposition to scrapping the deductions has increasing well.

A week ago, 44% of GOP voters said changes to SALT deductions should remain in the final bill, while 29% said those changes should be excluded.

Now, 38%, say House-proposed changes to the SALT deductions should be thrown out of the final bill and less than one-third say they should stay in.

Gov. Cuomo, who has blasted the three Republican members of Congress who voted for the House bill.

GOP lawmakers are preparing for a Senate vote on their version of a bill that will dramatically overhaul the nations’ tax code. (Chip Somodevilla)

"The elimination of the SALT deduction is the ultimate redistribution of wealth making conservatives who vehemently oppose this philosophical concept all the more hypocritical and disingenuous as they now support it," Cuomo said in a statement after the Senate bill was passed by the budget committee Tuesday afternoon.

Six of nine New York GOP Congress members broke with their party to oppose the House bill.

"The three who stood in support, voted in opposition to the interests of their constituents out of sheer party loyalty," Cuomo said. "Their justification for supporting this plan is flawed factually and ideologically."